From the category archives:
Shopping
by Lisa Mouse on October 22, 2008
If you are ready to take your Halloween decor game to the next level, it is time to gracefully lift thy hands out of the endless bowl of candy corn and walk slowly, with spooky sophistication, into Jonathan Wright and Company on Beverly Boulevard.
For most of the year, Jonathan Wright is celebrated for his line of ready-made high end greeting cards, invitations and announcements, creating custom letterpress orders for weddings, and supplying red sealing wax to people who don’t like to email.
But for All Hallow’s Eve, this luxurious stationery boutique is transformed into a black and beige wonderland of Victorian Skull Motifs, Frankenstein Paper Lanterns, Beetles encased in Glass, exquisite reproductions of antique British ghost hunting guides, vintage inspired scaredy cats and witch heads, decorative vultures, and haunted hologram portraits. All seasonal gifts are very limited, so if you are looking for a treasure for that special witch in your life, the time to shop is now! Jonathan Wright & Company is located at 7404 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 6pm.
by It Came from New York on October 21, 2008
With November 4th just two weeks away, you don’t want to be unprepared should zombies prevail. These fine forged steel blades were designed with one purpose in mind: Killing zombies. We here at CreepyLA suggest you don’t mess around and order one today.
Even with the economy in its current state, now is not the time to cut corners. Zombie Tools snottily explains their rationale:
It’s been estimate that around 600,000 people were killed with agricultural-grade machetes during the Rwandan genocidal war in the ’90s. We’ve seen the machetes used in Africa. They’re thin, cheap, Asian-made tools designed to chop vegetation. So we’re fairly confident that our blades, which are twice as thick, made from quality steel, much sharper and designed to cleave, will have no problem with a decomposing walking corpse.
by It Came from New York on October 9, 2008
Clockwise from upper left: Chimera, Goliath, Cindy McCain and TVirus.
Sublety is usually not a successful element of Halloween costumes. But these special effects lenses from Coastal Contacts sure are tempting, with dozens more available on their site.
by Mighty Worm on October 7, 2008
Have you always wanted to own one of the original puppets from Puppet Masters or the titular bubbler from Evil Bong? How about one of the ghoulies from Ghoulies? Maybe some of Elisha Cuthbert’s clothes from Captivity (stalkers rejoice)?
Well, what are you doing this weekend?
Cause this Saturday the 11th, Fangoria, Dreadcentral.com and ShockTillYouDrop.com are sponsoring a live horror-themed charity auction at Premiere Props in El Segundo.
There will be a preview from 9am – 11am, with the auction begining at 11am. As a special treat, bidders who come down to Premiere Props’ warehouse will have the opportunity to meet Charles Band, producer of such horror classics as Subspecies, The Puppet Master series, Ghoulies, Evil Bong, Trancers and founder of Full Moon Entertainment, the king of early 90’s straight-to-video horror.
The charity in question is the Entertainment Industry Foundation.
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by It Came from New York on October 2, 2008
An odd evaluator on the fortunes of contemporary but, alas, shelf-life-expired politicos can be ascertained in fire sale prices for these (not just for) Halloween masks.
Then there are those that are too new to even be in production yet. One site is teasing by displaying the clay model of their forthcoming Sarah Palin mask. At first, I thought they were selling it in that dinge-y gray color so each wearer could customize it with their own heavily applied make-up and sassy honey highlights. Either way, tic-tock.
by It Came from New York on October 1, 2008
by It Came from New York on September 15, 2008
For when not just any skull candle will do this Halloween, CreepyLA has rounded up the best in a range of prices.
Top left, DL & Co., $95, available at Fred Segal, Los Angeles and Matter. Top right, $30; Etsy/Cre8tiveGoddess, (The only green Halloween candle here works with an LED “candle.”) Bottom left, Pottery Barn, $19 each. Bottom right, Target, $9.99.
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by Noir Vixen on September 14, 2008
Photography courtesy of CyberWear
In my compulsive shopping forays (the ones that are not focused on high heels,) I have come across ‘must-haves’ for the die hard spooky fruits and gloom cookies out there with ever expanding wardrobes like mine - especially in the accessory department.
I give you glow-in-the-dark syringe pins!
These oddly compelling cyber broaches come in blue, green, pink and yellow. They are perfect for transforming yourself into a futuristic zombie, post apocalyptic survivor or maybe a walking hazmat disaster. These are not mass produced and you will not run into very many other people with them, which is always a plus in my book.
CyberWear is a local Los Angeles business just getting started (thus the MySpace page for the time being pending a website launch) but already showing quite a bit of imagination. I’m a big fan of their spiked monocles with a blue light inside of them that look like something straight out of the Borg Collective.
If I can get them to make one with a pink light and encrusted in Swarovski crystals, I’ll be one happy vixen.
by It Came from New York on September 13, 2008
I hate to get attitudinal about such a carefree celebration but can we agree on proper motivation for a holiday inspired by death? Ghouls, monsters, Oprah, witches, werewolves, Republicans, the undead, Cindy McCain, demons– all are a suitable starting point.
One of these photos shows the appropriate approach to Halloween costumes. The other two are indicative of the spiraling downward of our culture as it relates to reality shows, generic, cookie-cutter “hotness” and other generally justifiable reasons the terrorists hate us.
Can you guess which is which?
Photos by ICFNY
by It Came from New York on September 9, 2008
With seven weeks to Halloween, Los Angeles is already percolating with anticipation that spans the budget you either have or don’t have on hand.
Top left: British fashion designer Alexander McQueen’s Melrose Place shop has these perfect skull scarves for those who spare no expense when it comes to accessorizing.
Top right: The Kragen auto parts store that was on Sunset and Fountain in Silver Lake is gone, replaced with one of those temporary Halloween costume shops that I have a low tolerance for; opening today.
Bottom left: The low end merch is starting to trickle into the 99 Cents Only Stores; for example…
Bottom right: Paging Heidi Klum: Has Project Runway ever thought of sending their design hopefuls to the 99 Cents Only Store for inspiration? Can you imagine an entire outfit encrusted with these black faux silk roses, five to a bunch for that magic price?
Photos: ICFNY
by It Came from New York on September 8, 2008
I don’t know about you, but I can’t take it anymore, so the McCain and Obama masks get a visceral reaction from me. Yes, of course, I’m supporting Obama. But isn’t it a tad curious that race has been drained from the election if you go by these masks? They’re (almost) the same hue!
I’ll quell my usual tendency toward Rovian conspiracy theories and try to believe that, at last, America is, in some weird, rubbery way, color-blind.
Masks spotted at Universal Citywalk Cinema Secrets. Photo: ICFNY
by It Came from New York on September 8, 2008
Our 99 Cents Only Store recap of some of last year’s favorites…
Even given the sheer numbers of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos devotees and practitioners here, Los Angeles has an unusually large collection of stores catering to costume demands. Maybe that’s to be expected in a city where people routinely slip on and shed facades year round.
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by Mighty Worm on September 5, 2008
It’s probably still a bit premature to be prepping your Halloween costume, even for the hardest of the diehards; none of the haunted houses will be operational until the butt-end of the month; and you know it’s tough enough talking your friends into horror movie marathons even in October. So what is a ‘Weener to do to satisfy their Halloween pangs in early September?
Hit up the bookstore!
If you’re like me, fitting books into your “busy” “life” is challenging. So now is the perfect time to begin the Bataan Death March towards finishing some Halloween literature in time for the big day. And I have three excellent recommendations to simplify the whole experience:
“The Halloween Tree” by Ray Bradbury
“The Thief of Always” by Clive Barker
“Death Makes a Holiday” by David J Skal
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by Creepy on September 2, 2008
Big Lots on Vine, just south of Sunset, not only has their Halloween merchandise up, but their Christmas decor as well. If you head over, note that their dedicated Halloween aisles are spread out a bit and not in one concentrated area, so be willing to explore a bit to find all the goodies.
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